title: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecting antibodies to Brucella abortus in bovine milk and serum.
abstract: An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method was evaluated for the detection of antibodies to Brucella abortus in cows milk. Milk samples from seropositive or -negative cows were sed to determine the distribution of absorbance values to classify milk as ELISA positive or ELISA negative. Brucella abortus was isolated from milk samples from 10 (45%) of the 22 cows whose milk and serum were ELISA positive. The ELISA was evaluated and determined to be an appropriate method for detecting antibodies to B abortus in bovine milk.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000276:immunology*; D002007:Brucellosis, Bovine / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002417:Cattle / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008892:Milk / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial